S P Balasubrahmanyam: Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav at SPB’s funeral (courtesy ANI)
Highlights
- Funeral rites have been carried out by the singer’s son S P Charan
- Autos have been allowed to park solely in designated parking tons.
- About 500 police personnel have been deployed
Chennai:
From celebrities, followers to most people, mourners lined up at Tamaraipakkam close to right here on Saturday to pay homage to star singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, popularly often known as SPB. On the break of daybreak, women and men trooped to the sprawling farm home of the veteran singer to pay their final respects regardless of restrictions in view of the coronavirus pandemic and about 500 police personnel have been deployed to manage the unceasing crowd, a number of of whom have been from distant areas.
Tamaraipakkam is about 45 kilometers from right here. Folks turned up in rows after rows and paid their respects because the calm wanting SPB’s face inside a freezer cupboard triggered their very own reminiscences in relation to the innumerable songs he had sung.
Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav, Tiruvallur District Collector Mageswari Ravikumar, Police Superintendent Aravindan, movie director and SPB’s pal Bharathiraja, music composer Devi Sri Prasad, singer Mano,comic Mayilsami have been among the many celebrities who turned as much as pay their final respects.
Elaborate preparations together with putting barricades to manage crowds, and earmarking separate entrance for VIPs and most people, have been made by police and autos have been allowed to park solely in designated parking tons.
Funeral rites, with the participation of the singer’s son S P Charan was being carried out by clergymen and an open floor in a portion of the farm home has been readied for laying the singer to relaxation.
Chief Minister Okay Palaniswami had already introduced police honours for the singer and a crew of police personnel are prepared to present the departed star singer a gun salute.
AIADMK chief and state fisheries Minister D Jayakumarand DMK youth wing chief Udhayanidhi Stalin have been amongst those that visited the singer’s residence right here on Friday to pay homage. The singer, who was a legend in his personal instances died on Friday after an unsuccessful battle towards COVID-19 for over a month.
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